rosco290 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Myself and a few mates decided to try out a new site today (I'm not going to say where, the reason will become obvious and to some people so will the site). It was pretty good, but right from the off I was noticing a lot of differences from our regular site. Nobody's weapons were chrono'd before the start, the only ones that were, were people interested in seeing what they were pushing out. There was a lot of dry firing going on in the safe zone. I didn't once hear a marshal say anything about this, even when someone popped off a few during the safety brief. In general although a lot of the marshals seemed on the ball they had a general lack of control over the whole day. Towards the middle of the afternoon while we were getting kitted up to head out again there was a scream followed by this young lad staggering across the safe zone holding his eye. He'd been shot in the eye pretty much point blank with a 450 fps sniper rifle. The staff were very slow to react, they just weren't prepared for this sort of thing. In fact the only first aid kit I saw came from one of the lads playing. In the end the guy with the injury was taken out by air ambulance, while a few people carried on playing but most were packing up or helping out with the situation. I've got so much I could say about what went on today but instead I'll say this. Make sure you know your weapons are unloaded before you enter the safe zone. Don't fuck about dry firing in the safe zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bencupra Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 This sort of shit is what gives the sport a bad name and draws unwanted attention. All mags should be put of the weapon before entering safe zone and barrel cleared. Sounds like a shocking site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosco290 Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 Absolutely mate. Mags were checked most of the time but wouldn't of been hard to wander past in a group and still have the mag on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz JJ Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Yes its been all over Facebook all evening. They also mentioned where the site was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin proffrink Posted March 20, 2016 Root Admin Share Posted March 20, 2016 Could you drop me a link please? I've not seen it. Hope the guy is ok - any shot to the eye point blank is no joke but a springer? He may have lost that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosco290 Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 I was one of the first ones over to him along with my mate. It didn't look good. Would like to see what's been said on Facebook but can't find anything at the moment. What group is it on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz JJ Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Its on UKAC and there is no word on his condition/eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aengus Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Its on UKAC and there is no word on his condition/eye.Is the group private can't find it? One of the dodgy things about running pistol only (you'll usually have a bb loaded unless you fire off a whole mag and a bit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz JJ Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 UK Airsoft Community - its a closed group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aengus Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 UK Airsoft Community - its a closed group nvm already had a request sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bencupra Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 I can't find anything either. Air ambulance definetly not a good sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosco290 Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 Sent a request to join it, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spatch Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 One of the dodgy things about running pistol only (you'll usually have a bb loaded unless you fire off a whole mag and a bit) But no excuse for not dropping your mag out before entering any safe area rendering the round in the chamber useless without propellant I marshal a couple of sites and NO ONE enters a safe area without clearing weapons and dropping mags, horrible to hear about this kind of thing happening, do hope the lads alright and if anyone finds out to post in here for those of us that avoid FB whinge pages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aengus Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 But no excuse for not dropping your mag out before entering any safe area rendering the round in the chamber useless without propellant I marshal a couple of sites and NO ONE enters a safe area without clearing weapons and dropping mags, horrible to hear about this kind of thing happening, do hope the lads alright and if anyone finds out to post in here for those of us that avoid FB whinge pages Always take out the mag and put the gun down until I take it into the game no mag in until I get into the game zone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin proffrink Posted March 20, 2016 Root Admin Share Posted March 20, 2016 UK Airsoft Community - its a closed group Didn't see it on UKAC. Will need to do a search. Edit Found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosco290 Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 Most of the people I've seen on sites are pretty safety conscious and wouldnot walk into a safe zone with a mag on. From what I could gather speaking to the lad that pulled the trigger it was a spring powered rifle so mag was off, one still in the chamber ready to go. It was actually the lad who got shots gun. The other guy was going to borrow it and whether they were messing about or not I don't know but he fired it at the guy. They were both under 16 playing with 2 tones. Thats where I would say the marshals pretty relaxed attitude to things played a part. Some of these kids don't think about things and need to have it drummed into them about firing in safe zones, clearing weapons etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacarathe Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Was the air ambulance the first ambulance on scene? I can't believe the site stayed open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lafta Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Why don't you want to mention the site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
two_zero Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 (I'm not going to say where, the reason will become obvious and to some people so will the site). Why don't you want to mention the site? I don't get this either, seeing how anyone planing to go to said site is risking their eyes/teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Airsoft-Ed Posted March 21, 2016 Supporters Share Posted March 21, 2016 lt was called Maidenhead or something if memory serves from the Fb hype l've seen regarding it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosco290 Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 Air ambulance wasn't the first on scene. There was a single paramedic on site first. As the it looks like the site has already been mentioned on Facebook I'll confirm it was absolute airsoft, Maidenhead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randymanpipe Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Horrible to hear such a story. Every site I have ever played has always been very safety concious when it comes to eye pro/safe zone. It's stupidity and carelessness like this that will end up ruining our sport for everyone. Hope the Guy's not permanently damaged. Although buy the sound of the circumstances don't sound good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twice19 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Good thing there was someone (albeit a player, not a marshal) who was there quick enough to help. Goes to show that even in that 'Safe' Zone, eye pro is a good idea. I know a few people who wear Shooting Glasses in the SZ. After this I'm thinking it'a good idea to do the same. All it takes is one accident. Hope there's no permanent damage to the poor kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosco290 Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 It's stupidity and carelessness like this that will end up ruining our sport for everyone. This is true. it raises a lot of questions. Should the sites be over 16, or over 18 only. Should sites have to go through some sort of testing or meet a certain standard before they can let young people play? Accidents happen, its the nature of any sport, especially one where you are shooting things at each other. In this particular scenario the guy who got shot should have cleared his rifle properly before taking it into the safe zone and the other one should never have pulled the trigger aiming at someone in the safe zone but like I say the relaxed attitude filters down to the young lot who might not be as switched on as some of the older guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty Pasty Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 I feel really bad for the kid. Hope he recovers from this ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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